OP, you need to read the fine print because this isn't a news article... it's a biased COMMENTARY. The author is the president of a consulting firm that uses litigation to help corporations fight regulation from government and maximize profits.

Additionally, I don't see where the author fulfilled the requirements for submitting a commentary to VTdigger.org (town of residence and a brief biography, including affiliations with political parties, lobbying or special interest groups). I doubt he even still lives in the northeast if he works for a consulting firm based in New Mexico.

From the VTDigger.org website:

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Well said. The author's throwing shade on his ex-employer and the state of VT, where he probably felt like a fish out of water, and being anti-science aligns with his new job as "president of Continental Economics, an energy consulting firm based in New Mexico." They literally help corporations fight regulation and are concerned with ECONOMICS, not the ENVIRONMENT.